Over and over again, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has found that covered entities and their business associates who engage in activities regulated by HIPAA have failed to develop compliance plans that sufficiently protect the privacy and security of protected health information (“PHI”). In this program, David N. Crapo, of the Health Law Team and Financial Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights Group of Gibbons P.C., will discuss the policies,
The focus of this program will be on the development and implementation of
Learning Objectives:
David N. Crapo has extensive experience in the fields of bankruptcy, debtor/creditor law, commercial law and healthcare. His experience includes the negotiation and preparation of loan agreements and pleadings in connection with debtor-in-possession financing and/or use of the cash collateral of financial institutions, and other lenders, as well as analysis of commercial, corporate and municipal bond transactions to assess bankruptcy and insolvency-related risks and to make recommendations for minimizing those risks.
Mr. Crapo has represented numerous clients in connection with HIPAA and healthcare privacy issues, including: (i) the drafting and updating of HIPAA compliance manuals; (ii) the impact of HIPAA, the HITECH Act and the Breach Notification Rule on transactions; and (iii) analyzing and drafting business associate agreements. Mr. Crapo has also evaluated and assisted in the structuring of transactions to meet the requirements of various anti-kickback laws and the Stark law. He has revised medical staff bylaws to meet changes in the Joint Commission standards and has prepared hospital access agreements. Consistent with his extensive experience in bankruptcy law, Mr. Crapo has represented creditors and potential purchasers of the assets of healthcare-related debtors.
He has written on healthcare related issues and is a co-editor of the newsletter of the Health Law Committee of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Crapo has also drafted numerous insolvency-related bankruptcy opinions in connection with corporate and municipal bond transactions and has authored or co-authored many articles on bankruptcy-related subjects.
To facilitate the development of the Gibbons Health Care practice, Mr. Crapo earned a LL.M. in Health Law and Policy.
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law (LL.M, 2012)
University of Houston Law Center (J.D., with honors, 1984)
University of Wisconsin at Madison (M.A., 1979)
Boston College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1978)
Professional Admissions
State of Texas 1984
State of New Jersey 1991
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 1991
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 2003
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas 1985
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey 1991
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York 2003
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 2000
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 2010
Professional Activities
Member, Health Law, Secured Transactions and Bankruptcy Taxation Committees of the American Bankruptcy Institute
Member, American Bar Association, Health Law Section
Member, American Health Lawyers Association
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law and Health and Hospital Law Sections
Member, State Bar of Texas
Lecturer, ABA Taxation Division
Lecturer, Essex County Bar Association, Creditor/Debtor Committee
Lecturer, Bench-Bar Conference of the New Jersey State Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Section, tax-related issues in bankruptcy
Lecturer, Law Education Institute, Inc., National CLE Conference in Colorado (January 2002) (on bankruptcy-remote entities)
Faculty member strictly read the slides that viewers could see, making the presentation very boring and difficult to remain interested.
Mr. Crapo did a marvelous job of presenting substantive legal content coupled with practical suggestions.
Speaker presented material in a clear manner.
Detailed and thorough. Thank you.
Helpful program in understanding HIPAA.
Very comprehensive review of necessary policies and procedures for HIPAA privacy and security. Helpful!
Appreciated his recommendations on a compliance plan.
Good general overview of a very complex subject.
The power point information is especially useful.